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Record Nr.

UNINA9910953557203321

Autore

Barry Bruce <1958->

Titolo

Speechless : the erosion of free expression in the American workplace / / Bruce Barry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, c2007

ISBN

9786612299339

9781609943455

1609943457

9781282299337

1282299336

9781576755174

1576755177

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Collana

A BK currents book

Disciplina

323.44/30973

Soggetti

Freedom of speech - United States

Communication in organizations - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: speechless at work in America -- When work and speech collide -- Constitutional rights in public and private -- Unemployment at will -- Public employee speech -- A chill in the private sector -- Why free speech works -- Civil rights and wrongs -- Speech in the digital age -- Managing expression inside the workplace -- Conclusion: the case for freer expression -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the author.

Sommario/riassunto

As our forms of communication continue to evolve, the question of freedom of expression in the workplace will stay on the front burner and interest continues to increase. This work discusses the subject of worker rights that tend to focus on employees' right to privacy. It also examines the larger question of workers' right to free expression.